P.A.C. Constitution & Bylaws

Updated June 2009

Table of Contents

Section I Name
Section II Purposes
Section III Interpretation of Terms

Constitution

Section I – NAME

The name of this Council is Brechin Elementary School Parent Advisory Council.

The Council will operate as a non-profit organization with no personal financial benefit accruing to members.

The business of the Council will be unbiased in respect of race, religion, gender, politics, sexual orientation, and physical or mental ability.

Section II – PURPOSES OF THE COUNCIL

The purposes of the Council will be:

1. To promote the education and welfare of students in the school
2. To encourage parent involvement in the school, and to support programs that promote parent involvement
3. To advise the school board, principal, and staff on any matter relating to the school, other than matters assigned to the school planning council
4. To participate in the work of the school planning council through the Council’s elected representatives
5. To promote the interests of public education and, in particular, the interests of Brechin Elementary
6. To provide leadership in the school community
7. To contribute to a sense of community within the school and between the school, home, and neighbourhood
8. To provide parent education and professional development, and a forum for discussion of educational issues
9. To assist parents in obtaining information and communicating with the principal and staff about their child’s progress or other concerns
10. To assist the principal and staff in ensuring the highest safety standards are maintained in the school and neighbourhood
11. To organize and support activities for students and parents
12. To provide financial support for the goals of the Council, as determined by the membership
13. To advise and participate in the activities of District Parent Advisory Council School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith and the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils

Section III -- INTERPRETATION OF TERMS

“community organizations” means groups that demonstrate an interest in education and are not already included in the scope of the Council’s constitution and bylaws

“district” means School District No. 68

“DPAC” or “district parent advisory council” means the parent advisory councils organized according to the School Act and operating as a district parent advisory council in School District No. 68

“PAC” or “parent advisory council” means the parents organized according to the School Act and operating as a parent advisory council in Brechin Elementary

“parent” is as defined in the School Act and means

(a) the guardian of the person of the student or child,
(b) the person legally entitled to custody of the student or child, or
(c) the person who usually has the care and control of the student or child

and, for the purposes of these bylaws, means the parent or guardian of a child or children enrolled in School District No. 68

“school” means any public elementary or secondary educational institution as defined in the School Act operating within School District No. 68

“SPC” means the school planning council created for Brechin Elementary according to the
School Act